Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported having taken part in any type of volunteer activities outside of school requirements and without being paid in the last 12 months

Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2024-2025 Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2021-2022 Academic Year 2018-2019 Academic Year 2015-2016
Province
New Brunswick
59.1
58.7 - 59.5
62.0
61.6 - 62.4
56.5
56.1 - 56.9
58.4
71.7
73.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
56.9
56.1 - 57.6
60.3
59.6 - 61.0
54.1
53.3 - 54.9
56.4
71.6
74.4
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
62.3
61.4 - 63.2
65.4
64.5 - 66.2
60.3
59.5 - 61.1
62.2
70.1
72.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
61.9
61.0 - 62.8
63.7
62.9 - 64.5
59.0
58.1 - 59.9
61.4
69.8
72.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
57.2
55.5 - 58.9
56.4
54.7 - 58.1
53.7
52.1 - 55.4
55.1
79.2
75.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
51.8
49.4 - 54.2
58.5
55.9 - 61.0
49.2
46.8 - 51.7
48.7
67.1
72.3
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
54.0
52.6 - 55.4
56.0
54.5 - 57.4
50.6
49.2 - 52.1
51.4
77.4
75.3
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
61.4
59.8 - 63.1
65.5
63.8 - 67.2
58.9
57.2 - 60.7
60.2
73.8
72.8
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
57.8
55.7 - 59.9
60.6
58.5 - 62.7
55.5
53.3 - 57.7
54.1
76.3
76.5
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
54.5
52.1 - 56.8
58.8
56.6 - 61.0
50.9
48.5 - 53.4
52.8
75.9
74.1
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
47.9
44.8 - 51.0
57.0
53.6 - 60.3
48.3
45.1 - 51.4
48.5
66.1
72.9
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
47.8
44.1 - 51.4
50.4
46.6 - 54.1
44.0
40.2 - 47.7
47.7
80.4
74.1
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
57.5
53.8 - 61.2
60.7
57.0 - 64.5
50.6
46.8 - 54.5
49.1
68.4
71.7
Dieppe and Memramcook
58.1
56.2 - 60.1
61.6
59.6 - 63.6
53.1
51.1 - 55.2
56.5
84.4
84.7
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
57.1
52.0 - 62.3
61.9
57.0 - 66.8
53.4
48.3 - 58.5
63.5
74.0
71.8
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
57.6
55.2 - 59.9
56.1
53.7 - 58.5
53.4
51.1 - 55.7
54.0
78.8
75.7
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
64.7
62.8 - 66.6
66.1
64.1 - 68.0
58.9
56.8 - 61.0
61.0
68.5
70.8
Fredericton
62.0
60.7 - 63.2
65.2
64.1 - 66.4
61.0
59.7 - 62.3
62.4
72.0
76.2
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
58.4
55.5 - 61.4
59.8
57.0 - 62.6
55.6
52.9 - 58.3
58.8
77.1
78.3
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
67.2
60.2 - 74.2
70.3
64.9 - 75.7
53.9
47.6 - 60.1
57.0
69.0
72.0
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
52.6
48.2 - 57.0
49.0
44.5 - 53.4
50.1
45.5 - 54.7
50.4
82.9
67.7
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
62.9
59.0 - 66.8
64.8
60.9 - 68.7
59.5
55.4 - 63.6
58.8
64.3
72.3
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
62.3
60.5 - 64.1
66.2
64.4 - 68.0
59.8
57.9 - 61.6
61.3
73.0
72.4
Moncton
55.2
54.1 - 56.3
59.0
58.0 - 60.1
53.8
52.7 - 54.9
56.0
68.2
72.1
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
64.5
60.6 - 68.4
64.4
60.4 - 68.4
64.3
60.3 - 68.2
66.2
72.7
76.9
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
53.0
47.5 - 58.5
59.3
54.0 - 64.7
51.9
46.5 - 57.4
51.5
81.6
76.5
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
62.9
57.9 - 67.9
63.4
59.0 - 67.7
61.0
56.5 - 65.6
63.6
67.3
65.3
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
57.6
55.3 - 59.8
56.7
54.6 - 58.9
52.4
50.2 - 54.5
57.9
64.6
68.8
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
63.8
60.0 - 67.7
59.1
55.1 - 63.0
57.8
54.0 - 61.7
58.3
68.2
70.4
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
66.5
64.9 - 68.0
68.7
67.3 - 70.2
64.8
63.3 - 66.3
67.2
73.1
74.0
Riverview and Coverdale
63.2
61.1 - 65.3
63.1
60.7 - 65.5
59.6
57.4 - 61.9
61.3
67.6
71.6
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
63.0
59.8 - 66.2
67.2
63.9 - 70.4
63.6
60.1 - 67.0
64.0
72.6
73.4
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
58.9
57.5 - 60.3
62.2
60.9 - 63.5
57.8
56.6 - 59.1
60.3
68.3
72.0
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
58.7
55.4 - 62.0
64.8
61.8 - 67.8
56.7
53.9 - 59.6
58.0
63.8
68.2
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
51.1
48.0 - 54.2
54.9
52.1 - 57.8
45.5
42.4 - 48.6
49.4
72.5
79.6
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
51.6
48.1 - 55.1
51.3
47.7 - 55.0
47.7
44.0 - 51.4
46.2
77.4
78.1
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
65.2
61.8 - 68.7
71.1
67.9 - 74.3
60.2
56.5 - 64.0
60.2
68.1
69.3
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
62.7
59.6 - 65.7
67.6
64.8 - 70.5
60.7
57.9 - 63.5
60.2
73.6
73.8
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
62.2
59.2 - 65.1
64.8
62.0 - 67.6
58.8
56.2 - 61.4
61.1
65.3
70.8
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
52.3
49.5 - 55.1
53.7
50.8 - 56.6
48.0
45.1 - 51.0
51.7
78.0
72.9
School districts
Anglophone East School District
58.5
57.5 - 59.5
61.6
60.6 - 62.5
57.4
56.4 - 58.4
58.7
66.1
70.1
Anglophone North School District
61.5
60.2 - 62.9
66.0
64.6 - 67.3
60.2
58.8 - 61.6
58.9
68.4
69.8
Anglophone South School District
62.3
61.4 - 63.2
65.5
64.7 - 66.4
60.3
59.4 - 61.1
62.4
70.0
72.1
Anglophone West School District
62.2
61.4 - 63.1
63.4
62.6 - 64.2
59.1
58.2 - 60.0
61.4
68.5
71.9
Anglophone sector
61.2
60.7 - 61.7
63.9
63.4 - 64.4
59.2
58.7 - 59.7
60.8
68.5
71.3
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
50.8
49.5 - 52.2
53.5
52.1 - 54.9
46.9
45.5 - 48.3
49.2
78.6
75.9
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
55.6
53.8 - 57.5
56.5
54.7 - 58.4
53.3
51.6 - 55.1
54.6
80.6
76.9
District scolaire francophone Sud
54.7
53.6 - 55.9
59.1
58.0 - 60.1
50.1
48.9 - 51.3
54.2
80.9
82.7
Francophone sector
53.7
52.9 - 54.5
57.0
56.2 - 57.7
49.7
48.9 - 50.5
52.7
80.1
79.2
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
56.4
55.8 - 57.0
60.4
59.8 - 61.0
53.8
53.1 - 54.4
56.9
73.0
75.1
Grades 9 to 12
61.1
60.5 - 61.7
63.1
62.5 - 63.6
58.4
57.9 - 59.0
59.5
70.9
72.5
Gender
Female
64.5
63.9 - 65.1
67.4
66.9 - 68.0
62.3
61.7 - 62.9
64.0
n/a
n/a
Male
54.2
53.6 - 54.8
57.2
56.6 - 57.8
51.7
51.1 - 52.3
54.1
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
50.3
46.6 - 53.9
56.4
53.3 - 59.5
52.9
50.9 - 54.8
52.4
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
63.7
63.1 - 64.3
66.4
65.8 - 66.9
61.3
60.7 - 61.9
62.6
77.4
n/a
Male
54.2
53.6 - 54.8
57.4
56.8 - 57.9
51.5
50.9 - 52.1
54.1
65.7
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
55.5
54.2 - 56.7
59.3
58.1 - 60.4
55.0
54.0 - 55.9
54.3
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
59.7
58.2 - 61.2
64.0
62.5 - 65.5
56.2
54.4 - 57.9
57.3
67.1
70.2
Immigrant
Immigrants
58.6
57.5 - 59.7
61.2
60.0 - 62.3
55.2
54.0 - 56.5
57.1
74.1
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
56.2
54.7 - 57.8
60.8
59.2 - 62.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
60.0
59.1 - 61.0
61.8
60.8 - 62.8
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator is the percentage of students in grades 6 to 12 who reported having taken part in any type of volunteer activities outside of school requirements and without being paid in the last 12 months.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Student Wellness and Education Survey - Grades 6-12

Calculations

This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "yes" by the number of respondents who answered "yes or no". This indicators is based on respondents who answered at least 1 of the following 5 questions about volunteer activities outside of school: In the last 12 months, did you take part in any of the following volunteer activities (outside of school requirements and without being paid)? Supporting a cause (e.g. food bank, UNICEF, Operation Christmas Child), fund raising (e.g. charity, school trips), helping in my community (e.g. coaching sports, helping at Sunday School, volunteering at hospital), helping neighbours or relatives (e.g. cutting grass, babysitting, shovelling snow) and doing other organized volunteer activity.

Notes

Users are advised to exercise caution if comparing data from the community of Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area to other New Brunswick communities. The data for the community of Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area is based on students in grades 6 to 8, while data from the other communities are based on students in grades 6 to 12. Survey results are assigned to communities based on the location of the school. The community of Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area does not have any schools with grades 9 to 12.

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

SH_VOLAT_1

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